I ploughed through two helpings, but then I didnt have room for any more.
If you can plough through the first three chapters, then the plot starts to get interesting.
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plough\ through — • plough through • plow through v. phr. Pass through laboriously. Saw had to plough through hundreds of pages of American history to get ready for his test … Словарь американских идиом
plough through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms plough through : present tense I/you/we/they plough through he/she/it ploughs through present participle ploughing through past tense ploughed through past participle ploughed through 1) plough through… … English dictionary
plough through — 1) PHRASAL VERB: no passive If you plough through something such as a large meal or a long piece of work, you finally finish it although it takes a lot of effort. [V P n] Researchers have ploughed through 16,000 different pieces of classical,… … English dictionary
ˈplough through sth — phrasal verb to finish something that takes a long time and is difficult or boring Syn: wade through sth … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
plough through — … Useful english dictionary
plough — (US plow) ► NOUN 1) a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows. 2) (the Plough) a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). ► VERB … English terms dictionary
plough — plough1 also plow AmE [plau] n 1.) a piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted 2.) under the plough BrE formal land that is under the plough is used for growing crops →↑snow plough plough 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
plough — I n. to pull a plough II v. 1) (d; intr.) to plough into ( to strike ) (the racing car skidded and ploughed into the crowd) 2) (d; intr.) to plough through ( to go through laboriously ) (to plough through a long reading list; to plough through a… … Combinatory dictionary
plough — /plaʊ / (say plow) noun 1. an agricultural implement for cutting and turning over the soil. 2. any of various implements resembling this, as a plane for cutting grooves or a device for snow clearance. 3. a device on a tram, formerly used for… …
plough — 1 usuallly plow AmE noun (C) 1 a large piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted 2 under the plough used for growing crops 3 the Plough especially BrE the group of seven bright stars seen only from the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
